Honor X8a vs Samsung Galaxy A72

Honor X8a

Samsung Galaxy A72

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

-

LTE-A, 450 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Plastic
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

162.9 mm

165 mm
Width

74.5 mm

77.4 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

179 g

203 g
Waterproof

-

IP67
Dust proof

-

IP67
Colors

Black, Cyan, Silver

Black, Blue, Violet, White

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 100 MP, f/1.9 , 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.7" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(telephoto) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 4 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

11584 x 8688 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.5

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

6528 x 5480 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection

HDR, Face unlock
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes